Laundry press



July 4, 1933.

w. JACK 1,917,124

LAUNDRY PRE S S 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 15, 1932 W. JACK LAUNDRY PRESS July 4, 1933.

Filed.April 13, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 W. JACK LAUNDRY PRE S S July 4, 1933.

Filed April 15, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 HIS ATTORNEYS position.

The rods 11 act on the Whipple tree 4 through the medium of compression springs 12 and each has a 0ne-way operative connection at 23 with a lever 24 included in the opera ative train connecting the piston to the upper buck 26. v

To efl'ect closure of the valve 2 and opening of the valve 3 to permit return movement of the buck, a lever 13 which may be controlled by the foot of the operator is depressed, said lever being" operatively connected to the Whipple tree 4 through the medium of a link 14 and a bell-crank lever 15, 16 fulcrumed at 17 the arm 16 of the lever 15, 16 being bifurcated for engagement with the Whipple tree On depression of the lever translatory movement is imparted to the Whipple tree in the direction to close the inlet and open the exhaust.

Each push button?) is carried on one arm 18 of a two-armed lever Whose other arm 19 is engageable With one end of the Whipple tree 4, both of said levers being fulcrumed on a common spindle 20.- p

21 denotes the pressure fluid supply shut off valve. n

22 denotes the press cylinder in which oper; I

tending to close the inlet valve and open the exhaust valve, a Whipple tree connected to said valve at its pivot so that movement of the pivot Will open the inlet valve and close the exhaust valve, a manually operated handle connected to each end of the hipple tree whereby simultaneous operation of the hamdle is necessary to operate the valves, reslhent' means connecting the Whipple tree with the platen and serving to hold the Whipple tree in operative p'osition when the platen is low- I cred, said resilient; means having provision for lost motiomand a :foot operated means releasing said Whipple tree agalnst the pres- V sure of the resilient means. 3

In testimony whereof have signed my name to thls specification.

'Wi IAi/i JACK. 

